Spotify launching chatrooms
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Social media audio app Clubhouse’s success with chatrooms has meant a line-up of competitors launching similar features. The latest in Spotify that has announced a Clubhouse rival called Greenroom. The
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Why local journalism is crucial for democracy
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Boosting local journalism is crucial in a modern-day media landscape and “hugely important for democracy,” said Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale University, speaking at the DW Global Media Forum
Freedom of opinion has its limits, says Merkel in DW Global Media Forum
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Freedom of opinion, like any other kind of freedom, has its limits, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in her opening remarks at this year’s Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (GMF),
Christiane Amanpour announcing her cancer ‘as shout-out to early diagnosis’
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After four weeks off air, Christiane Amanpour, the world acclaimed journalist and currently host of CNN’s flagship global affairs program, announced that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Noting
The five factors that make a news story trustworthy
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What makes news consumers consider a story trustworthy? A survey by the Pew Research Centre in the US shows there are five factors that people say it is at least
‘I can’t breathe’: Pulitzer Prize honours Darnella Frazier
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Two issues that have dominated the news reporting during the last year were in focus for this year’s Pulitzer Prize. The prize board also uniquely stressed citizen reporting mentioning the
EA gaming stolen code up for sale
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Gaming company Electronic Arts is the latest US company reporting a cyberattack. The company said it is investigating a data breach, where some of its game source code and tools
Guardian CEO stepping down after only one year
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The Guardian’s CEO Annette Thomas, has decided to leave the company at the end of June, the Guardian Media Group announced. She has held the position since March 2020. “In
US government to review threats from foreign apps
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US government will review foreign apps to see if they pose a risk to US national security, president Joe Biden announced as he at the same time revoked a Donald
Pinterest will let users add their gender pronouns
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In the coming weeks, Pinterest users will be able to add pronouns to their profiles that best represent their gender identity, as part of the platform’s new Pride campaign to